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Substance Use and The Fight with Intimacy

April 15, 2020 by Ashley Addiction Treatment

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Those with substance use disorders often struggle with personal relationships. One study concluded that for a number of reasons, those with substance use disorder avoid intimacy out of fear due to negative experiences of attachment to others. It is often said that the opposite of addiction is connection, and those struggling with substance use disorder […]

Filed Under: Blog, Recovery Tagged With: intimacy, relationships, substance use

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

February 24, 2020 by Ashley Addiction Treatment

Having a loved one with substance use disorder can be challenging in many different ways. Fear for the health and safety of a loved one can be an ever-present feeling. How much or how little and what kind of involvement to have in their lives is a struggle to know and practice, and never really […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Tagged With: Boundaries, relationships, substance use

What Is the “DAD Effect” and How Does It Impact People With Addiction?

January 31, 2020 by Ashley Addiction Treatment

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Many people can live their lives and enjoy their family and friends. They go out and have a drink here and there and never struggle with substance use disorder or sobriety and never give it a second thought. For others, they feel the world spinning out of control and have no idea what to do. […]

Filed Under: Addiction Tagged With: addiction, DAD Effect, depression, substance use

The Difference Between Physical and Psychological Dependency

January 30, 2020 by Ashley Addiction Treatment

Substance use disorders are difficult to understand for many people. The physical and mental aspects of any substance disorder are complicated and unique to the individual suffering. The differences between physical and psychological dependency vary but have some similarities. It helps to know what to look for as a means of helping a loved one […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Blog Tagged With: addiction, dependency, substance use

How to Lean Into a Sober Life

January 14, 2020 by Ashley Addiction Treatment

Recovery changes lives and often means a person is not able to do what they did in the past. They can’t associate with all the same people and can’t go to all the places they may have gone to before. Everything seems to change overnight, which leaves a person feeling like they are starting life […]

Filed Under: Alumni News Tagged With: recovery, relationships, sobriety, substance use

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